He just didn't want her to think he's like bossing them around out of the TV. He's still not that close to Naoto as he would have, but the way she spoke to him before- it would seem it will happen eventually. And it made Souji happy.

"Ahh. It is... hmmm. How to put it..." Souji rubs his chin in thought, looking for the right words.

"It is like diving into a water, but without getting wet or drowning." With a laugh, he rubs back of his head. "It probably doesn't make any sense, but that's how it feels to me."